The first 9X9 cabinet meeting for the 2002-2003 year was held on
Aug. 4 at Mechanicsville, IA.The
meeting was preceded by a round table training session for zone chairs and a
noon luncheon.Roll call was answered
by 28 of the 38 cabinet members with 13 guests in attendance.

The meeting was
opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Lion Judy Terry and an invocation
given by DG Jerry Inman.Minutes of the
cabinet meeting held at the State Convention in Waterloo on June 1, 2002, were
approved.

IPDG Rudy Arp
introduced Lion Judy Terry from the Iowa City Host Club as a candidate for 9X9
Vice District Governor for the 2002-2003 year.This position had remained unfilled since the Spring Convention on March
9, 2002.Lion Terry gave a brief
history of herself and her Lion activities.A motion to put Lion Terry’s name on the ballot to fill this position
was made, and a vote by secret ballot endorsed her to serve as 9X9 Vice
District Governor for 2002-2003.

Membership chair,
PDG Dick Polansky gave a membership report.There is a discrepancy between the State and International reports.To assist in the reconciliation process, PDG
Polansky asks that all clubs send him a club membership list as it appeared on
June 30, 2002.The correct membership
in 9X9 is about 1690 Lions.

ILF Trustee Jim
Spears thanked all cabinet members for their efforts to get clubs involved in
donating to the Iowa Lions Foundation last year.The 9X9 budget was $59,000 and $57,487 was received.Trustee Spears was commended for being
instrumental in raising nearly $115,000 during the last two years.

Cab. Sec./Treas. PDG
Loren Claussen gave a final budget report for 2001-2002.An ending balance of $7,551.68 was
reported.An audit of the books found
everything in order.PDG Claussen was
thanked for doing a fine job.

DG Inman presented
IPDG Arp with a PDG’s pin and a PDG Plaque which read, “Presented in
recognition of outstanding leadership and devoted service from District 9X9,
2001-2002.”The cabinet thanked IPDG
Arp for his year of great leadership.

There was a
discussion of the use of multiple web sites by District 9X9.A motion was made and passed to pay the bill
to date and disband the 9X9 web site.The state web site will be used in place of the 9X9 web site.The site can be found by logging on to
www.iowalions.org.

Cab. Treas. PDG
Claussen presented the proposed 9X9 budget for the 2002-2003 year.Income totaled $16,227.68($7,551.68 from carry over, $6,720 from dues
and $1,956 from other sources).Expenses totaled $13,475 ($1,215 for general expenses, $5,760 for DG
expenses, $1,800 for VDG expenses, $575 for secretary & treasurer expenses
and $4,125 for other expenses).This
leaves a proposed 2002-2003 unspent balance of $2,752.68.

A motion to purchase
seven Club Toolboxes to be used by the zone chairs at zone meetings was made
and passed.These toolboxes will be on
display at zone meetings this fall.

RC Laverne Arp, RC
Ken Thompson and PRC Gary Glockhoff reported on the successes of the Lions
Baseball Nights.Lions Nights at the
Ballparks will occur again next summer.

DG Inmanadjourned the meeting with the singing of
“Swimming to the Other Side”.

LIONS GOLF TOUR

This year,
the requests for funding from the foundation totaled $430,705.The amount budgeted to cover these
requestswas $297,400.To meet this amount, the assumption is being
made that all nine districts will make their goals.Last year, only one district made their goal.This also means that $133,305 of requests
will be left unfunded.Obviously, the
foundation needs another source of income.

The Iowa Lions
Foundation is about to undertake a major project to increase the funds going to
the foundation.This project is a
Lions-sponsored golf tour consisting of 5 or more tournaments.Lou King & Associates has been
contracted to assist in setting up the tour.King has an impressive resume which includes involvement with the PGA
and the Amana VIP Tournament .

What is needed now
is your service.The Lions of Iowa need
to step forward to help with the tournaments.We need Lions to work on the steering committee for the tour.We will also need 15 or more volunteers for
each tournament.Thus far, sites for
the tour include Finkbine in Iowa City and Hunters Ridge in Cedar Rapids.I ask that you put on your golf hat and get
involved by contacting me, your district governor, to volunteer or get
additional information.

FALL RALLY

The 9x9 Fall Rally will be held on
Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, at the West Branch High School in West Branch, IA.The registration fee is $12.00 which
includes coffee and rolls in the morning, a great noon meal and a full day of
fun and fellowship.To register, send
the completed registration form and a check for the registration fee made out
to District 9X9 Fall Rally to Pres. Kent Kaufman, West Branch Lions Club, 536
290th Street, West Branch, IA 52358.

The guest speaker
will be PDG Matteo A. Cardella, secretary-treasurer of the Lions Clubs of
Iowa.Here is an opportunity for you to
learn about the role of the State Office in Ames and the functioning of
Multiple District 9.Besides beingvery knowledgeable about Lionism, PDG
Cardella is a very entertaining and motivational speaker.

Other activities
include presentations by Iowa Lions Foundation Trustee Jim Spears, Coming To
Your Senses Coordinator Lori Short and a member from the 5-State Area Impact
Team.The spouse’s program will be at
the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.There will be entertainment, cheerleaders, a PDG contest, a Parade of Checks
and a door prize raffle.

Each club is asked
to provide a $10 door prize for the raffle and to bring their club banner for
display.

President, put the
Fall Rally on the agenda for meetings in September and October.Encourage members from your club to
attend.It is also an opportunity for
your club to get recognition at the Parade of Checks for their donations to the
Iowa Lions Foundation, Share and Care, LCIF, Leader Dogs for the Blind and
Diabetes Research.

MEMBERSHIP
IDEA

Recently I
noticed an article in the Cedar Rapids Gazette, “Small Towns Make a
Deal”.A partial list of the incentive
package for new homeowners in Traer, IA, included property tax and electrical
rebates, swimming pool passes and golf memberships, and a six-month
membership to the Traer Lions Club.What
can we learn from this article?As a
gift to all new residents of your community, could your Lions Club afford to
give them free trial membership to your club?What an exciting idea to promote membership in the greatest service
organization in the world!

PEACE POSTER E-CARD

You can send a Peace
Poster e-card using one of five poster designs and an electronic greeting.It’s simple, just log on to
http://www.lionsclubs.org/Ecards/Step1.htm.

WHERE IS THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR?

Sept. 5--Ext. & Membership Team Meeting

at Stanwood

Sept. 7--Calamus Lions--Official Visit

Sept. 12--Cedar Rapids Noon Lions--

Official Visit

Sept. 14--Lost Nation Lions--Official Visit

Sept. 15-24--USA/Canada Leadership Forum

at Fort Worth, Texas

Oct. 1--Otter Creek Area Lions--Official Visit

Oct. 5 & 6--Council of Governors Meeting

at Ames

Oct. 10--Marion Noon Lions--Official Visit

Oct. 13--9X9 Fall Rally at West Branch

Oct. 15--Mechanicsville Lions--Official Visit

Oct. 16--Iowa City Evening Lions--Official Visit

Oct. 20--9X2 Fall Rally at Hampton

Oct. 26--9X6 Fall Rally at Villisca

Oct. 29--Region I, Zone I Meeting at Wilton

NEW LEADER DOG IN IOWA

Ms. Linda Lou
Miracle from Vinton, IA, received her new leader dog as she completed her
schooling at Rochester, MI, on July 25, 2002.Ms. Miracle, age 57, was blinded at the age of 23 due to retinal
detachment.May Ms. Miracle have
new-found mobility and independence with her new dog.Remember that the cost of a leader dog is approximately $25,000.Put a donation to Leader Dogs for the Blind
in your club’s budget for 2002-2003.

LIONS WORLD SIGHT DAY

The focus
of Lions World Sight Day on Oct. 10 will be diabetic retinopathy, a common
complication of diabetes and a leading cause of vision loss in adults.During October, clubs are being encouraged
to sponsor activities and programs to educate their communities about the need
to conquer blindness and preserve sight.You can download the “Lions World Sight Day Activity Guide” from Lions
Internationalat
lionsclubs.org/LCIPubLib/EN/PR804.pdf.

SECRETARIES

I would like to
commend the 40 secretaries that had their membership reports to me on
time.Where are the reports from the
other 11 Clubs?

Secretaries, include
an activity report, photographs of club activities and newspaper articles with
the membership report.I will be using
these for content on the Club Page in my newsletter and the 9X9 page in
the Iowa Lion.

I also ask that you
send copies of these reports to your zone chairs, region chairs and VDG Judy
Terry.

DISTRICT DIRECTORY

Presidents and
secretaries, are you looking for the District 9X9 Directory?Two directories for each club have been
given to your zone chairs to get to you.Expect to get them at your first zone meeting or contact your zone chair
if you need them sooner.I ask
thatyou notify me about any mistakes
in the directory so I can make the corrections.

EXTENSION AND MEMBERSHIP TEAM

The date for the
organizational and training meeting for this team has been changed. It will be
on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2003 at 6:30 PM.We will meet in the lunchroom at the North Cedar High School, 102 E.
North Street, Stanwood, IA.

This is a new
program to foster extension and membership in District 9X9.If you desire to serve on this team, please
contact me by phone at 563-942-6603 or by e-mail at gcinman@netins.net.I also like surprises, so you can just show
up at this meeting.

Watch for an article
about this team on the 9X9 page in the September issue of the Iowa Lion.

OFFICIAL VISITS

Many clubs have not
scheduled an official visit at this time.I ask each club to schedule this visit with me by Sept. 14. You can do
this by completing the form included with this newsletter and sending it to me
or sending the same information by e-mail at gcinman@netins.net.Please call me at 563-942-6603 if you want
to discuss possible dates for the visit.

COMING TO YOUR SENSES

A recent report I
received concerning Coming To Your Senses showed that there were only 13
screenings with 144 children screened in Iowa during the month of June.Four of these screening were in District
9X9.These are notstatistics of which we can be proud.

I encourage all
clubs to get involved with this project.Find the day cares in your community, talk to the day care
administrators and set up screenings for the children in these day cares.

Kent Kaufman, 9X9
Coming To Your Senses Coordinator, can be contacted by e-mail at
bkkaufman@juno.com or by phone at 319-643-5734. He is prepared to assist in
setting up screenings, giving club programs, arranging training sessions and
providing the photoscreener for your screenings.

OUR DECEASED LION

Our
condolences go to the family of the deceased Lion.Having served so diligently here on earth, may her soul rest in
peace.

Marjorie G. Jones of the Blue Grass Lions

OUR NEW LIONS

We welcome
the following new Lions to our 9X9 family.

Gary L. Junge of the Otter Creek Area Lions

sponsored by Dick Satern

Jovon Schultz of the Iowa City Host Lions

sponsored by Donna Schultz

Robert Hartley of the Delmar Lions

sponsored by Kenny Ewoldt

Wade P. Hemphill of the Low Moor Lions

sponsored by Orren G. Thompson

Robert Kurtof the Coggon
Lions

sponsored by Dan Huber

Joe Nauman of the Coggon Lions

sponsored by Dan Huber

Tom Oehrien reinstated to the DeWitt Noon Lions and sponsored by
Bill Homrighauser

Stan Czachowski reinstated to the

Le Claire Lions

Nathan A. Panko of the Lone Tree Lions

sponsored by P. Haine

Tom W. Miller of the Tipton Lions

sponsored by Gary Jedlicka

Robert G. Gray of the Tipton Lions

sponsored by Jerry Elijah

Harlan C. Ferguson of the West Branch Lions

sponsored by S. Heller

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

MEMBERSHIP & EXTENSION TEAM

ORGANIZATIONALMEETING

Sept. 5, 2002, at Stanwood

REGION II, ZONE II MEETING

Sept. 16, 2002, at Delmar

USA/CANADA LEADERSHIP FORUM

Sept. 19-21, 2002, at Fort Worth, Texas

9X9 FALL RALLY

Oct. 13, 2002, at West Branch

REGION 1, ZONE 1 MEETING

6:30 PM, Oct. 29, 2002, at Wilton

MIDWINTER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Jan. 10 & 11, 2003, at Ames

9X9 DISTRICT CONVENTION

Feb. 22 & 23, 2003 at Cedar Rapids and Stanwood

LIONS OF IOWA STATE CONVENTION

May 30, 31 & June 1, 2003 at Marshalltown

86TH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

June 30-July 4, 2003, at Denver, Colorado

CLUB PAGE

RECENT ACTIVITIES

BENNETT--Completed
a blood drive and a quilt raffle is underway.

BLUE GRASS--Held a
blood drive on July 24 with 30 pints being collected.Was collecting money to help a woman get a glass eye, unfortunately
she passed away recently.

CALAMUS--Ran Taco
Stand on July 12 and a Brat Stand on July 13 as part of Calamus Fun Days with
proceeds going to the Scholarship Fund.Ran a blood drive on July 15 with 44 pints being donated.

CEDAR
RAPIDS NOON--Held golf outing on July 11 with proceeds of $2100.Turned in glasses to Lenscrafters and
purchased glasses for four people.

DAVENPORT
BREAKFAST--Sold hot dogs and brats at Sam’s Club on Aug. 3.Sam’s Club will match what they made up to
1,000.They have their own web
page.Check it out at
WWW.iowalions.org/davenport breakfast.

DELMAR--Received
a plaque from Mississippi Valley Blood Bank for 15 years of sponsoring blood
drives in Delmar.Over 2,600 pints have
been collected.Had a float in the
Jackson County Fair Parade.

DEWITT NOON--Held a
pancake breakfast and had a parade float on July 4.Worked Skeffington’s Brat Stand on July 5 & 6 and Aug. 9
& 10.Tended gates for the Clinton
County Fair on July 28 -31.

GOOSE LAKE--Had a
very successful Lemonade Stand at the Clinton County 4-H Show.

IOWA
CITY EVENING--Donated $200 to purchase eyeglasses.

IOWA CITY
HOST--Had a Lions Information Booth at the Johnson County 4-H
Fair.Served free cake and ice cream
and sold books on Aug. 10 at College Green Park in conjunction with municipal
band concert.$4,800 has been collected
from Quality Check and Robert’s Dairy to go toward the Weber Statue Project.

LOST NATION--Sponsored
blood drive on Aug. 13.Spent matching
funds with AAL to repair vandalized stones at the Lost Nation cemetery.Profits from omelet breakfast went to the
Lost Nation Park to assist in paying for tree sculptures done during Rustic
Days.Collected $12.70 for Leader Dog
School.

LOW MOOR--Their 3rd
Annual Car Show on July 6, a very rainy day, netted $1,600.Made donations of $200 to the City of
Charlotte for flood relief and $200 to assist a widow with two small children.Held their Annual Low Moor Lions Golf Outing
on August 7.

MECHANICSVILLE--Served a
butterfly-chop dinner and had a raffle on July 4.

PRINCETON--Every
Tuesday, card set-up at the community center for the plus 55 group.Donated $50 to the Princeton Library Summer
Reading Program.

OTTER CREEK
AREA--The Otter Creek Area Lions keep busy with community services
including deliveries of Meals-On-Wheels andpark maintenance such as mowing, flower tending, weed pulling, garbage
tending and wood chip spreading.Plans
are being made to build a new shelter/storage shed at Monroe Park.A bid of $7,120 was accepted to erect the
building.

PARK VIEW--Ran a
concession stand at Eldridge Day on July 13 and donated the proceeds to the
Eldridge Day Celebration.

STANWOOD--20
members were guests at the Mechanicsville Lions pork chop and sweet corn
cook-out.

TIPTON--The
horse-dreawn trolley was in action five times during the month; Tipton
Ridiculous Days, Lisbon Saurkraut Days Parade, Lone Tree Lions Fall Festival, a
Day Care Center in Cedar Rapids and Jones County Historical Society at Edinburg
site.Held annual Tipton Lions Auto
Festival on Aug. 4.

WHEATLAND--The season
is over for working the ballgame concession stand at the Lions Ball Park.